Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-10-14
TELECRAPHIC SUMMARY.
In Eptsne Of The Principal Events Now
Attracting Pablo Interest


A. r.
Polydore de Keyser, Esq, Roman
Catholic, has bee elected Lord Mayor
of London.
Smith Hetheringtor, Of Nevada City,
Cal, was blown to pieces by the explo-
sion of giant powder.
1t is reported from London that
Jennie Lind has had a stroke of gen
eral paralysis. Her mind is unim-
paired.
The President has appointed Whit
taker M. Grant, of Iowa, to be Attorney
OF the United States for the District OF
Alaska.
A French fishing boat has been sunk
in the British channel by collision.
Eighteen of the persons aboard were
drowned.
The yacht Volunteer again defeated
the Thistle. No sporting event for
years has been watched with such in
terest as the above race.
George Francis Train has interested
himself in behalf of the condemned
Chicago anarchists. He is making
rambling, incoherent speeches.
A Chinese transport has been wrecked
on one Of the Pescadore Islands, and
800 soldiers and the captain and crew,
with the exception of one man, were
drowned.
John Swinton has declined the nom
nation of the Progressive Labor Party
for Secretary of State, OF New York, on
account of poor health. ]. e. Hall
has been chosen in his place.
In the United States Court at St.
Louis, Miss Phoebe w. Couzins took
the oath of office as United States Mar
shal, to succeed her deceased father.
Judges Miller and Brewer were on the
bench, and the former benevolently
expressed the hope that during her
term of Office the new marshal may
not have to hang anybody. Miss
Couzins is the first woman who has
ever held the Office of marshal.
Alfred Warner, OF Trenton township,
Kenny county, Iowa, went to shanty
on his farm occupied by his daughter,
Mrs. Nancy Black. Finding the doors
fastened, he entered through window
and was Mortified to discover the dead
bodies OF Mrs. Black and her two
children, aged IL and Ii, on bed.
Word was Immediately sent to the cor
oner at Mount Pleasant. He sum.
moned jury who decided that Mrs
Black murdered her children and then
committed suicide by taking arsenic
A miraculous escape from horrible
death occurred in sawmill at Ia
coma, w. r. +. w. Sullivan, boss
mechanic, was engaged in repairing
the saw dust carriage when the ma
chinery started up and an endless chain
commenced to move. In some manner
Sullivan became entangled in the
chain, and was hurried along toward
the mill, and forced through an apera
ture but eight inches square, out Of
which sawdust is forced His escape
from instant death was deemed most
marvellous by those who witnessed it
AT Hamilton, Ont, VIM Nicholas
two daughters, Alice, aged II, and Su
sic, aged s years, were taken with
symptoms of typhoid fever, and doc
tor prescribed some white powder
Each took one of the powders and
both died. The physician thought he
had administered quinine but the
druggist clerk had put up morphine
powders. Mrs. Rymal OF Mill Grove
also died suddenly. She was the doc
tors patient and was given some O
the fatal drug. AS the doctor has s
large practice in the country, ant
chills and fever have been prevalent
other cases may yet come to light.
A woman recently arrived at New
York, calling herself Caroline P
Guelph, who claims to be a daughter
of Queen Victoria. She says she has
only recently discovered her parentage
having been educated in Paris CON
vent, and receiving regularly from
England liberal allowance of money
1t was only when this allowance wa,
suddenly discontinued that she investi
gated its source and discovered he
royal lineage. In support of her claim
she says she has letters from Johr
Brown and Englishmen of high ranl
who are in the confidence of the Queen
The woman bears wonderful Likeness
to the pictures Of Victoria.
A terrible domestic tragedy occurred
at Haverhill, Mass. Two years ago
Emma, eldest daughter of James III
. | A hhntt Iteon1,,tA h.
ried against his will. He never forgav,
her. While the rest of the family wor,
absent she came to the house to nurs,
Mrs. Hicks, her fathers invalid aunt
Coming home, filled with rum, ane
finding her alone with the sick woman
Abbott Drained her with an ak ane
then blew his brains out. Unable t
prevent the crime or give an alarm
Mrs. Hicks had to remain over al
hour with the dead. When the famil,
returned and discovered the crime tn,
unfortunate woman was ravin.
maniac.
The worst wreck that ever occurred
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad hap
pened near Jackson, Tenn. An entir,
passenger train, except the engine
was hurled from trestle while run
ming forty-tive miles an hour, aud owe
thirty persons were injured, though
by what seems almost a miracle, none
were killed. The coaches were thrown
forty feet from the track, and som,
turned completely over. The seen,
was almost indescribable, women ant